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forgive

/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/•verb

Forgive commonly means to stop blaming or grant forgiveness or absolve from payment.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

IVE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FORGIVE” Mean?

/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/

forgive has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

“I forgave him his infidelity”

“She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday”

absolve from payment

“I forgive you your debt”

Word Forms

forgave forgiven

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word forgive with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, O, R, G, I, V, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for forgive.

FORGIVE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with F and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using forgive in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

FORGIVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

FORGIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

FORGIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

FORGIVE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCVCV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

FO, OR, RG, GI, IV, VE

Trigrams

FOR, ORG, RGI, GIV, IVE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for forgive.

FORGIVE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with F and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.